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Untangling my Rhodes Family Tree
For years I incorrectly assumed that Robert P. Rhodes, my ggg-grandfather, was the son of Matthew Rodes and Nancy Ann Blackwell in Albemarle County, VA. New information in late 2019 (including the will of John W. Rhodes – Albemarle County, … Continue reading
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Tagged 1840s, 1850s, 1860s, Albemarle County, Anderson, Chancery Suit, genealogy, genealogy research, Library of Virginia, Nelson County, Rhodes, White, Wills
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All in One Day: October 19, 2019
With a free weekend and no option to go camping (all campgrounds I’d checked within a 60-mile radius were full!) we decided to do a meandering day trip–but where to go? We finally decided to go to the Shenandoah Valley. … Continue reading
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Finding Mollie
I woke up on Sunday morning, March 11, 2018, with the feeling that I needed to go to Thornrose Cemetery in Staunton to try to find the grave of Mary E. “Mollie” Hicks Livick. Being about 95% sure that I’d … Continue reading
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The Search for Mary (Polly)
Long before I was interested in genealogy, two of my uncles, Billy and Buster, tried to learn more about our family’s history. There were tales about Mary “Polly,” the unwed mother of our family patriarch (John William Anderson, June 24, … Continue reading
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Tagged Anderson, Cemetery, family history, Fox, genealogy, Hicks, Livick, Lyon, Rhodes, Staunton, Virginia, Western State Hospital
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Augusta County, Virginia – October 28, 2017
With rain in the forecast for Sunday, we decided to take advantage of a pretty Saturday to check out the fall colors in the Shenandoah Valley. An interactive map that shows our route is here, and you can click on … Continue reading
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Tagged Augusta County, Autumn, Braley Pond, Rockfish Valley
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